At the AWESOME price of $45 each!!!!! Recycling Minnesota is offering a price of $65 and then the Capitol Watershed District is giving another $20 per barrel of after that. There are other deals for Ramsey/Washington County residents, too, so make sure you look at the Recycling Association of Minnesota‘s webpage if you are interested.
I got one to go under each downspout. We will see if it is overkill, but at this price, I knew I would kick myself if we didn’t max out the deal now. DH is none too keen on modifying the downspouts, but at least we have a month to get that done. I can ruminate on how to do it efficiently because I know we’ll have to attach the long spouts again for fall/winter/early spring (freezy times). If it’s too much work or something only he can do since I’m Ms. Shorty, then that wouldn’t be good!
March 25, 2010 at 11:43 pm
Great deal! I am SO JEALOUS!!! I keep trying to convince the hubster to let me do some rainwater harvesting, and he looks at me like I have two heads and the second one is green….. I have to keep trying, I guess….
March 26, 2010 at 12:42 am
Yes, the convincing of hubbies is a process. Mine makes a stink but basically I get my way
Have you read Gaia’s Garden? There is some SOOO COOOOOOL water stuff in there, like I’m talkin’ greywater ponds. Not so easy to do on a millionth of an acre like we have. But if we ever decide to go country, I’d definitely do it.
March 26, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Friends school plant sale has rain barrels again this year, not familiar with the pricing but the catalog is online now(yay!).
April 3, 2010 at 3:42 am
Thats a really good deal they are running on rain barrels. Wish they had old wine barrels instead of only the plastic ones.